Optical properties and applications of diamond-like carbon coatings

Lettington, Alan H.; Smith, C. J.

doi:10.1016/0925-9635(92)90104-v

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“…Two kinds of materials that are inorganic materials and metals are considered as hermetical coatings for optical fibers. Inorganic coatings such as oxides, carbides, nitrides and carbons show high resistance to moisture attack [2][3][4][5][6][7][8].…”

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Effect of the coating thickness and roughness on the mechanical strength and thermally induced stress voids in nickel-coated optical fibers prepared by electroless plating method

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Effect of the coating thickness and roughness on the mechanical strength and thermally induced stress voids in nickel-coated optical fibers prepared by electroless plating method

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“…In addition, the excellent properties of carbon films have been applied to hermetic coatings on optical fibers. The carboncoated optical fiber is regarded as a key technology for optical transmission lines [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10].…”

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Effect of substrate temperature on the properties of carbon-coated optical fibers prepared by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition

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“…Diamond-like carbon (DLC) is a low-surface-energy 4 material that can be applied to a metallic substrate as a thin surface layer. DLC coatings are widely used as scratch-resistant coatings for civilian and military optics, 5 and as hard, wear-resistant coatings for machine tools 6 and surgical instruments. 7 An increase in surface roughness and surface energy has been shown to increase the rate of bacterial colonization and biofilm formation.…”

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Modulation of the soft tissue reactions to percutaneous orthopaedic implants

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To evaluate soft tissue reactions and biofilm formation on percutaneous external fixator screws coated with diamond-like carbon (DLC) and hydroxyapatite (HA) coatings on stainless-steel (SS) pins in an ovine loaded osteotomy model, an Orthofix external fixator was used to stabilize a 3-mm tibial midshaft osteotomy with six tapered pins inserted into the right tibia of 32 skeletally mature Friesland ewes. Animals were divided into four groups; SS, fully coated HA, DLC, and HA-coated threads. At 10 weeks, specimens were harvested and the pins were removed en bloc to examine the interfaces between the surface coatings and the tissues. Fully coated HA pins had a significantly higher percentage of dermal contact with the pin surface than HA-coated threads (p ¼ 0.028). The presence of a biofilm was evident on all pin surfaces except DLC-coated pins. Significantly greater numbers of bacteria were present on fully coated HA and plain stainless-steel pins compared with DLC. The surface of DLC-coated pins had a significantly lower number of bacterial colonies compared to SS (p ¼ 0.028) and fully coated HA pins (p ¼ 0.005). Fully coated HA pins have greater dermal attachment to the pin surface than the other pin coatings investigated. DLC-coated pins have the potential to prevent biofilm formation and bacterial colonization that may reduce infection and consequent pin loosening. An external fixator pin that is partially coated with HA to encourage bone and soft tissue integration and with DLC to reduce biofilm formation is advocated. ß

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Optical properties and applications of diamond-like carbon coatings

Cited by 88 publications

References 23 publications

Effect of the coating thickness and roughness on the mechanical strength and thermally induced stress voids in nickel-coated optical fibers prepared by electroless plating method

Effect of the coating thickness and roughness on the mechanical strength and thermally induced stress voids in nickel-coated optical fibers prepared by electroless plating method

Effect of substrate temperature on the properties of carbon-coated optical fibers prepared by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition

Modulation of the soft tissue reactions to percutaneous orthopaedic implants

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